The Pathogens, the Infections, and the Consequences

Infectious Blood Diseases of Man and Animals: Diseases Caused by Protista, Volume II: The Pathogens, the Infections, and the Consequences focuses on the study of metabolic, immuno-pathologic, taxonomic, ultrastructural, locomotor, ecologic, zoonotic, and other features of the protistan blood diseases. The book first discusses the diseases of particular interest to man, including bartonellosis, malaria, and human trypanosomiases. Topics include types of human infection, pathology and pathogenesis, immunology, chemotherapy, transmission and epidemiology, human and simian malaria, and geographical distribution and prevalence. The publication also ponders on Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi infection, as well as pathology, pathogenesis, immunology, and transmission. The manuscript elaborates on relapsing fevers, babesiosis, theileriasis, and trypanosomiasis. Discussions focus on development in tick vector, resistance, prevention and control, clinical syndrome, chemotherapy, and immunity and immunization. The text is a valuable reference for students interested the diseases caused by Protista.

List of ContributorsForewordPrefaceContents of VolumePart III: Diseases of Particular Interest to Man 15. Bartonellosis I. Introduction II. Human Bartonella Infection III. Bartonella bacilliformis; Bartonellosis IV. Types of Human Infection V. Pathology and Pathogenesis VI. Diagnosis VII. Immunology VIII. Chemotherapy IX. Transmission and Epidemiology X. Control XI. Appendix-Thailand Febrile Anemia References 16. Malaria I. Human Malaria II. Simian Malaria III. Hepatocystis References 17. The Human Trypanosomiases Part I. African Trypanosomiasis I. Synonyms II. Definition and Characteristics III. History IV. Geographical Distribution and Prevalence V. The Etiological Agents VI. Clinical Description: Variants VII. Laboratory Diagnosis and Data VIII. Pathology and Pathogenesis IX. Trypanocidal Agents X. Transmission and Epidemiology: Control XI. Control XII. Conclusions and Prospects References Part II. Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi Infection I. Synonyms II. Definition and Characteristics III. General Considerations IV. Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi V. Clinical Description; Regional Variants VI. Diagnosis and Laboratory Findings VII. Pathology VIII. Pathogenesis IX. Immunology X. Therapy and Prophylaxis XI. Transmission XII. Epidemiology and Control References Part III. Other Human Trypanosome Infections I. Trypanosoma rangeli II. Miscellaneous Reported Infections in Man References 18. Relapsing Fevers I. Introduction II. Characteristics of Louse- and Tick-Borne Relapsing Fevers III. Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever IV. Tick-Borne East African Relapsing Fever V. The Relapsing Fevers: Their Clinical Description, Immunology, and Treatment References Part IV: Diseases of Domestic and Common Laboratory Animals 19. Babesiosis I. Introduction II. Classification of the Babesia III. Family Babesiidae (Poche, 1913) IV. Development in the Vertebrate Host V. Development in the Tick Vector VI. Resistance VII. Ecological Factors VIII. Pathogenesis IX. Treatment X. Prevention and Control XI. Individual Species References 20. Theileriasis I. Introduction II. Life Cycle of the Genus Theileria III. Transmission of the Theileriases IV. Pathogenesis and Behavior in the Vertebrate Host V. The Clinical Syndrome VI. Pathology VII. Immunity and Immunization VIII. Diagnosis IX. Chemotherapy X. Control References 21. Trypanosomiasis I. Introduction II. Arrangement of Information III. Systematic IV. Conclusion References 22. Haemobartonellosis, Eperythrozoonosis, Grahamellosis, and Ehrliehiosis I. The Haemobartonellae II. The Eperythrozoa III. The Grahamellae IV. Ehrlichiae References 23. Anaplasmosis I. Introduction II. Protistology III. Problem of Classification IV. Epizootiology V. Arthropod Vectors VI. Immunity VII. Pathogenesis VIII. Diagnosis IX. Therapy X. General Remarks ReferencesAuthor Index Subject Index